Applied Biosystems QuantStudio 7 Flex - Update the Quantstudio; Real-Time PCR Software; Update the Software

Update the QuantStudio
™
Real‑Time PCR Software
Thermo Fisher Scientic may release updates to the QuantStudio
™
Real-Time PCR
Software that you can install without the aid of Thermo Fisher Scientic service
personnel. You can obtain updates directly from the service section of
thermosher.com.
For the latest services and support information for the QuantStudio
™
6 or 7 Flex Real-
Time PCR System:
1.
Go to thermosher.com/qpcrsoftware.
2.
On the Software Downloads page, select Applied Biosystems
™
QuantStudio
™
6
and 7 Flex Systems from the menu.
3.
On the Software Downloads page, click Updates - Patches.
The website opens the page describing the latest software updates for the system.
Prepare for the upgrade
To prepare for the software update, back up all data les and experiments by creating
a copy of the directory that you are using to store les. The default directories are:
• Installation directory—<drive>:\Program Files (x86)\Applied
Biosystems\QuantStudio Real-Time PCR Software\
• Data directory—<drive>:\Applied Biosystems\AppData\QuantStudio
Real-Time PCR Software
• User les directory—<drive>:\Applied Biosystems\QuantStudio
Real-Time PCR Software\User Files
Note: The <drive> is the location where the software is installed.
Install the software
Install the software update according to the instructions that download with the
software. A license is not needed for the base version of the QuantStudio
™
Real-Time
PCR Software (see “Software licenses“ on page 105).
Update the
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Appendix B Maint
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Update the QuantStudio
™
Real‑Time PCR Software
B
106
QuantStudio
™
6 and 7 Flex Real-Time PCR Systems v1.6 Maintenance and Administration Guide